Authority citation

Pilleri, G. and Gihr, M. 1978. Observations on the Bolivian (_Inia boliviensis_ d'Orbigny, 1834) and the Amazonian bufeo (_Inia geoffrensis_ de Blainville, 1817) with description of a new subspecies (_Inia geoffrensis humboldtiana_). Investigations on Cetacea 8:11-76.

Original name as described

Inia geoffrensis humboldtiana

Other common names

Orinoco Boto

Type material

MBUCV 1-135

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

San Fernando de Apuré, Venezuela.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Venezuela · Colombia

Taxonomy notes

split from I. geoffrensis; some authors do not recognized four species within Inia based on the lack of data from where the species come in contact, however, pending further studies into these species contact zones, they are continually recognized

Taxonomy notes citation

Cañizales, I. (2020). Morfología del cráneo de Inia geoffrensis humboldtiana Pilleri & Gihr, 1977 (Cetacea: Iniidae): un análisis morfométrico y taxonómico. Graellsia, 76(2), 115. · Emin-Lima, R., Machado, F. A., Siciliano, S., Gravena, W., Aliaga-Rossel, E., de Sousa e Silva, J., ... & de Oliveira, L. R. (2022). Morphological disparity in the skull of Amazon River dolphins of the genus Inia (Cetacea, Iniidae) is inconsistent with a single taxon. Journal of Mammalogy. · Tenille, A. F. C. J. S., e Silva, D. J. D. S., & de Oliveira, J. L. R. New genetic data extend the range of river dolphins Inia in the Amazon Delta.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

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